9-letter words containing s, i, g
- sociology — the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- soft sign — the Cyrillic letter (ь) as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is palatalized, or to represent (y) between a palatalized consonant and a vowel. See also jer (def 1).
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- solfeggio — a vocal exercise in which the sol-fa syllables are used.
- solifugid — sun spider.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- song-bird — a bird that sings.
- songjiang — a former province in NE China, now a part of Inner Mongolia. 79,151 sq. mi. (205,001 sq. km).
- songsmith — a writer of songs.
- sorrowing — experiencing or expressing sorrow
- sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
- soundings — measurements of atmospheric conditions, as made using a radiosonde or rocketsonde
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- spagyrist — an alchemist
- spanglish — Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.
- sparingly — economical (often followed by in or of).
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- sphygmoid — resembling the pulse; pulselike.
- spicilege — an anthology or gleaning
- spielberg — Steven, born 1947, U.S. film director.
- spindling — spindle side.
- spiraling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- splinting — a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- splitting — that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
- splodgily — in a splodgy manner
- spongious — spongy or relating to a sponge
- sporangia — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporeling — Botany, Mycology. the young individual developed from a spore.
- spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- spragging — a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- sprightly — animated or vivacious; lively.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spring up — If something springs up, it suddenly appears or begins to exist.
- springald — a youth; young fellow.
- springbok — a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
- springing — a snare for catching small game.
- springlet — a small spring of water.
- squalling — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squatting — occupying a property illegally
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squinting — designating a modifier, as an adverb, that can be interpreted as modifying either the preceding or the following part of the construction in which it appears (Ex.: often in “those who lie often are found out”); also, designating the construction itself
- squirming — to wriggle or writhe.
- stag line — the men at a social gathering who are not accompanied by a date or dancing partner.
- stagelike — resembling a theatrical stage
- stagirite — a native or inhabitant of Stagira.